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The Story of Film by Mark Cousins

The Story of Film: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Film runs 20.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Debra Micheals (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.2listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.2 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of Film at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day41 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 20.2 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf

186 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Story of Film is an audiobook by Mark Cousins: a 20.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Debra Micheals, released September 11, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.2 hrs
Narrated by
Debra Micheals
Released
September 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9780008786410

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of Film as an audiobook?

The Story of Film runs 20.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.

Is The Story of Film free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Story of Film?

The Story of Film is narrated by Debra Micheals.

Is The Story of Film worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.